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Apr 17, 2016 | 07:07 PM

SeaCarr

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Bed Terminology

I'm a little confused. What differentiates between a 1959 4X4 short bed, long bed?

Apr 17, 2016 | 07:51 PM

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On the 59 and 60 F100 and F250 4x4s, there were only long beds from the factory, as only one wheelbase (118") was available.

Apr 17, 2016 | 10:22 PM

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Thank you for your reply. So, this term actually refers to the wheelbase?

Apr 18, 2016 | 07:38 AM

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A long bed is 8' long. They were on the pickups with the 118" wheelbase.
A short bed is 6.5' long. These were on the pickups with the 110" wheelbase.

Apr 18, 2016 | 11:34 AM

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Thanks. Much clearer now. I was trying to purchase the middle cross members under the bed. Wasn't sure what width had to do with length. Maybe the short bed is narrower.

Apr 22, 2016 | 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by SeaCarr

I'm a little confused. What differentiates between a 1959 4X4 short bed, long bed?

What type of bed does your truck have, Styleside (upper pic [lower]) or Flareside (lower pic)?

Flareside has a wood bed floor, Styleside's bed floor is steel.

The 1957/60 Styleside beds were also used on the following: 1961/65 F100/250 4WD / 1961/66 F350 / 1962/63 F100/250 2WD / 1966 F250 4WD

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